This DLP 3D Printer Build Is Going Really Well
We suppose [Dan Beaven] got up one day and said, “I’ll make my own resin 3D printer, with resin management and an advanced separation mechanism!” It’s a build log that shows just how possible it is to...
View ArticleBarb Makes Mechanical Pokey Finger With Filament Rivets
We were trolling around Hackaday.io, and we stumbled on [Barb]’s video series called (naturally enough) “Barb Makes Things“. The plot of her videos is simple — Barb points a time-lapse camera at her...
View ArticleReview: Monoprice MP Select Mini 3D Printer
2016 is the year of the consumer 3D printer. Yes, the hype over 3D printing has died down since 2012. There were too many 3D printers at Maker Faire three years ago. Nevertheless, sales of 3D printers...
View ArticleAutomating 3D Printers With Robots
3D printers were never meant to be used for production. They’re not manufacturing machines, they’re prototyping machines. That doesn’t mean 3D printers can’t be used in a manufacturing context, it’s...
View ArticleA Hydra Of A 3D Printer
3D printers are great for producing one thing, but if you need multiple copies, the workflow quickly starts to go downhill. The solution? Build a 3D printer with multiple print heads, capable of...
View ArticleBuild A 3D Printer Workhorse, Not an Amazing Disappointment Machine
3D printers have become incredibly cheap, you can get a fully workable unit for $200 – even without throwing your money down a crowdfunded abyss. Looking at the folks who still buy kits or even build...
View ArticleSonic 3D Printer Auto Bed Leveling Makes a Swoosh
3D Printering: the final frontier. These are the voyages of another 3D printer hack. Its mission: to explore strange new ways of leveling a print bed. So far, we’ve had servo probes, Allen key probes,...
View ArticleNew Part Day: ST’s 32-Bit 3D Printer Controller
There are a few 32-bit ARM-based 3D printer controller boards out there such as the Smoothieboard, the Azteeg X5 mini, [Traumflug]’s Gen5 electronics, whatever board is in the Monoprice MP Mini Select,...
View Article3D Printering: G-Code Post Processing With Perl
Most of our beloved tools, such as Slic3r, Cura or KISSlicer, offer scripting interfaces that help a great deal if your existing 3D printing toolchain has yet to learn how to produce decent results...
View ArticleGet Subpixel Printing With a DLP 3D Printer
A DLP 3D printer works by shining light into a vat of photosensitive polymer using a Digital Light Processing projector, curing a thin layer of the goo until a solid part has been built up. Generally,...
View ArticleA Crash Sensor For Delta 3D Printers
It doesn’t happen that often, but this is the last time that [Lucas] comes back from hours of unattended 3D printing to find a large portion of plastic spaghetti mess and a partly disassembled Kossel....
View ArticleEscalating To CNC Through Proxxon’s Tool Line
Proxxon is a mostly German maker of above average micro tools. They do sell a tiny milling machine in various flavors, from manual to full CNC. [Goran Mahovlić] did not buy that. He did, however,...
View Article3D Printer Enclosure Is Pleasant On The Eyes And Ears
There’s a lot going on in the 3D printing world. Huge printing beds, unique materials like concrete, and more accessible, inexpensive printers for us regular folk. The only thing that’s often...
View ArticleCreo Arm Might be the SCARA You’re Looking For
A SCARA (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm) is a type of articulated robot arm first developed in the early ’80s for use in industrial assembly and production applications. All robotics designs...
View ArticleOpenSurgery Explores the Possibility of DIY Surgery Robots
As the many many warnings at the base of the Open Surgery website clearly state, doing your own surgery is a very bad idea. However, trying to build a surgery robot like Da Vinci to see if it can be...
View ArticleNew 3D Printer M3D Pro Hits Kickstarter
M3D just launched their second 3D printer on Kickstarter. The M3D Pro offers more professional features than its predecessor, the M3D Micro, which is still one of cheapest 3D printers around. Despite...
View ArticleDIY Pressure Regulator for Exciting SCUBA
To get a SCUBA certification, a prospective diver will need to find a dive shop and take a class. Afterwards, some expensive rental equipment is in order. That is, unless you’re [biketool] who has...
View ArticleReview: Monoprice Maker Ultimate 3D Printer
A few months ago, a very inexpensive 3D printer appeared on Monoprice. My curiosity for this printer was worth more than $200, so I picked one of these machines up. The Monoprice MP Select Mini is an...
View ArticleRun a RepRap on an ESP8266
What can’t the little $5 WiFi module do? Now that [lhartmann] has got an ESP8266 controlling the motors of a 3D printer, that’s one more item to check off the list. What’s coolest about this project is...
View ArticleFuruta Style Inverted Pendulum Is King of Geek Desk Ornaments
Newton’s Cradle is thought of as the most elegant of executive desk toys. But that 20th-century dinosaur just got run off the road as [Ben Katz]’s Furuta pendulum streaks past in the fast lane,...
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